Pacific Tips 2024.10.31🎃

👻 Pacific.Tips: Haunted Houses, Witch Trials & Ancient Megafauna! 🎃✨

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Dean F
October 31, 2024

Happy Halloween, Travelers!

Today’s newsletter is filled with eerie tales and haunted destinations to get you in the Halloween spirit. From spooky country houses to ghostly legends in Transylvania, these stories are perfect for anyone with a taste for the supernatural. Ready to explore? Let’s dive into today’s ghostly edition! 🎃

1. Haunted Country Houses and Ghostly Legends 🏰

For thrill-seekers and ghost hunters, these haunted country houses are steeped in chilling legends and supernatural sightings. Explore ghostly mansions and castles with eerie histories that will make you shiver. Perfect for a Halloween adventure! Read More

I write Gothic horror novels - these are my favourite spooky mansions

Here, Louise Davidson takes you on a tour of abodes infested with eerie entities, from grey ladies to ghostly animals, and from a spectral 'Tall Man' to floating heads. Read on - if you dare!

www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-13995919/Halloween-country-houses-ghosts-castles-Louise-Davidson.html

2. Salem’s Witch Trials and the Modern Day Quest for Wonder 🔮

Salem, Massachusetts, has long been associated with witch trials and supernatural lore. This story explores how the town continues to fascinate visitors with Ouija boards, haunted tours, and a rich history that’s especially captivating this time of year. Watch Here

Salem: witches, magic and Ouija. Oh My! | CNN

The Massachusetts town, infamously afraid of witches in the 1600s, now welcomes them.

www.cnn.com/2024/10/24/travel/video/salem-quests-world-of-wonder-massachusetts-witch-trials-ouija-spc

3. New Zealand’s Vanished Megafauna: A World Lost in Time 🌌

Ancient New Zealand was once home to enormous creatures that roamed its land. This article dives into the world of these vanished species, exploring how they shaped the myths and mysteries of New Zealand’s wilderness. Read More

New Zealand's 'vanished world' of ancient megafauna

The country's longest continuous bike trail – the Alps to Ocean – takes travellers on a 315km journey into the seismic-shifting saga of Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent.

www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241023-new-zealands-vanished-world-of-ancient-megafauna

4. This Amsterdam Hotel Has a Boeing 737 Airplane Inside ✈️

In a unique twist, an Amsterdam hotel offers an experience that’s more quirky than creepy—housing a Boeing jet within its walls! Perfect for travelers looking for an out-of-the-box stay, this unusual setup lets guests enjoy the comforts of a plane without taking off. Read More

A Hotel Suite With an Airplane Inside, and 4 Other Aviation-Themed Hotels

A Boeing 737-800 is the main draw of the 1,200-square-foot suite at the Corendon Amsterdam New-West, and the whole room has been recently refurbished to be even cooler.

www.afar.com/magazine/this-amsterdam-hotel-has-a-boeing-737-airplane-inside

5. Home Cooks in Transylvania: A Spooky Romanian Feast 🍲

Romania, known for its legends of Dracula, offers a unique culinary experience where local home cooks invite visitors to try traditional dishes in Transylvania. This Halloween, why not explore the tastes of Romania, paired with ghost stories and rich folklore? Read More

Why Romanian home cooks are welcoming visitors into their kitchens

Across Transylvania’s mountains, villagers are opening up their homes to guests, cooking recipes that reach back through generations, rich in farm produce, garden herbs and handmade cheese and wine.

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/home-cooks-romania-welcoming-visitors-transylvania

Conclusion:

We hope you enjoyed this Halloween-themed edition of Pacific.Tips! Whether you’re exploring haunted houses or savoring Romanian feasts, may your Halloween be filled with thrills and chills. Have a spooky night, and we’ll see you tomorrow for more travel inspiration! 👻✨🎃

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